Sacramento might be a temporary pitstop on the A’s eventual move from Oakland to Las Vegas, but for locals such as Hattfield, whose job as a government scientist brought him from San Diego seven years ago, it’s all upside. Sure, the final score was 18-3. The most runs allowed in a home opener in a century.

The Athletics aren’t going to be getting any sort of benefit of the doubt when it comes to their unpopular exit from Oakland.

Major League Baseball arrived at the California state capital area Monday night, and everyone was on their best behavior trying to deal with a less-than-ideal situation for the Athletics. No matter how much money is put into Sutter Health Park,